abstract:Swedish football () was a code of football devised and played in Sweden from the 1870s to the early 1890s, when the modern association football was introduced. Swedish football rules were a mix of the association football rules and the rugby football rules, most closely resembling the former.
In the summer, Manchester City defender Micah Richards was found to be suffering from swine flu and in September, the SwedishFootball Association recommended players avoid shaking hands after one team was sidelined by the virus.
Rogers' retirement means there are still no openly gay players participating in professional football in Europe with the exception of Swedish-based Anton Hysen.